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Ngau Chi Wan Village () is a village in
Ngau Chi Wan Ngau Chi Wan was a bay beneath Hammer Hill in New Kowloon, Hong Kong. It now refers to an area where Choi Hung Estate is situated. Features Amidst in an urban built-up area, the original Ngau Chi Wan Village remains. St. Joseph's Home for ...
, in
Wong Tai Sin District Wong Tai Sin District is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong. It is the only landlocked district in Hong Kong. It is located in Kowloon, and is the northernmost district in Kowloon. It borders the districts of Kwun Tong to its southeast, Ko ...
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Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...
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History

In the past the village was mostly inhabited by war and political refugees from
mainland China "Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater China. ...
. In the 2019 and 2020 policy addresses, the chief executive stated that the government intends to take back possession of the remaining Ngau Chi Wan Village and to redevelop the land into high-density public housing.


Transport

Ngau Chi Wan Village is served by the
Choi Hung station Choi Hung () is a station on the Hong Kong MTR in Ngau Chi Wan. The station is named after the nearby Choi Hung Estate, a public housing estate. History Choi Hung station was opened when Modified Initial System opened on 1 October 1979. Li ...
of the MTR.


See also

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Cha Kwo Ling Cha Kwo Ling () is a hill in the eastern New Kowloon area of Hong Kong, and the area around it. It is adjacent to Victoria Harbour and located to the west of Yau Tong and southwest of Lam Tin. Administratively, it belongs to the Kwun Tong ...
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Nga Tsin Wai Tsuen Nga Tsin Wai Tsuen, also known as Hing Yau Yu Tsuen was a walled village in Wong Tai Sin, Kowloon, Hong Kong with a history spanning more than 600 years. It was the last walled village in the urban core of Hong Kong before its resumption for r ...


References

Ngau Chi Wan Villages in Wong Tai Sin District, Hong Kong {{Coord, 22.335612, 114.208841, display=title